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The history of the horn as an acoustic device dates to antiquity. Early man used hollowed animal horns for signaling over long distances, and in time the horn became the basis of a number of musical instruments.
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Eargle, J. (2003). Horn Systems. In: Loudspeaker Handbook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-5678-4_7
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